Monday, February 7, 2022

2021-22 School Year

 Hi Present and Former Students!


Since the addition of Schoology to the LCPS requirement, all assignments have been moved over to that location. 


Here are some updated links to help you!

     - Updated PWP Examples and Requirements

     - Updated Syllabus for 9th Grade

     - Current Quarter Assignment Calendar

     - How to Set up a Google Doc in MLA Format


If you are a former student who still uses my blog from time to time, please send me an email and let me know how you are doing! My email is shelby.whittington@lcps.org. 


Monday, August 24, 2020

2020 School Year - Welcome to English Class!

 Welcome to Mrs. Whittington's class blog! I use this blog to store examples of student work, helpful links, and past lessons! There are parts of the blog that will be helpful to you, but for the most part I will be proving you links on Schoology for anything you need from day to day. 


Important Parts of the Blog to Explore:
Syllabus
Process Writing Project
PWP Student Examples

First Day 'Where I'm From' Example:
Mrs. Whittington's Poem

You can search other parts of the blog by using 'Labels' to the right. You can also search by date under 'Class Archive'.

Required Materials:
  • A journal (spiral or composition) that you will write in daily. Make sure you always have it with you! This year you will also be provided a Digital Option!
  • Your own pens, pencils, and highlighters.
  • Red pens to do corrections with.
  • Loose leaf paper.
  • A specific spot for your English materials. I do not mind if this is a folder or a binder, whatever works best for you. You just need to have a designated spot for your handouts so that you can locate them easily. 
  • A silent reading book to be used every day - this can be an eBook if you prefer.
  • Optional items needed in the classroom: Tissues, Lysol wipes, hand sanitizer; anything to help keep you and the other students healthy! (Once we get back to our classroom!)

Mrs. Whittington's Dog, Mia!

I am looking forward to having all of you in class!
- Mrs. Whittington

You Are About To Enter Last Year's Work!


 IF YOU ARE SEEING THIS, YOU ARE ABOUT TO SCROLL INTO LAST YEARS ASSIGNMENTS!


DON'T LET YOURSELF ACCIDENTALLY GET CONFUSED, STAY FROM HERE UP ON THE BLOG :)


stop - Simple English Wiktionary


Sunday, April 19, 2020

The Switch to Digital Learning

Digital Learning!

Hey guys! From now until the end of the school year, you will be working exclusively on Google Classroom and Edmentum. The few helpful links you will need from our class blog are listed here for quick access:

     - PWP Genre Choices and Requirements

     - PWP Peer Editing Guidelines

     - MLA Format Help



Tuesday, January 21, 2020

Quarter 3: Understanding

Quarter 3: Understanding
The electronic copy of The Odyssey can be accessed under 'Scanned Class Documents'

Week One:
Wednesday and Thursday: 1/22&1/23
     - Finish Hercules Movie and Hero's Journey
     - Intro Big Question project (Honors Handout) (Academic Handout)
     - Big Question Due Dates (Honors)
HOMEWORK: Brainstorm question ideas for your BQ Project.

Week Two:
Friday and Monday: 1/24&1/27
     - PowerPoint (BQ Examples)
     - BQ Question Research Time
     - The Odyssey Book 4 and 5 (Pg 30-72)
HOMEWORK: Come prepared next class with a rough draft 'Final BQ' sheet.

Tuesday and Wednesday: 1/28&1/29
     - BQ Speed Dating
HOMEWORK: 'Final BQ' sheet due next class.

Thursday and Friday: 1/30&1/31
     - Source Information for BQ
     - MLA Citation Practice (Handed out in class)
     - The Odyssey Book 6 and 7 (Pg 73-83)
     - PWP#3 Assigned
          - Peer Editing: 2/13(A) and 2/14(B)
          - Due on GC: 2/17 (All Students)
          - Revisions due by: 3/12 (All Students)
HOMEWORK: Complete MLA Citation Handout if not completed in class.
                                Finish Odyssey assigned reading.

Week Three:
Monday and Tuesday: 2/3&2/4
     - PowerPoint (MLA Practice Questions)
     - Individual BQ Conferences
     - Workshop time

Wednesday and Thursday: 2/5&2/6
     - BQ Outline Introduction (Assigned on Google Classroom)
     - Library Database Introduction and workshop time.
     - Research Videos posted in Google Classroom

Friday and Monday: 2/7&2/10
     - PowerPoint
     - Odyssey Book 9-11
     - Vocab List #4 Intro

Tuesday and Wednesday: 2/11&2/12
     - PowerPoint (MLA Practice)
     - Odyssey Book 12&13
     - Workshop time
HOMEWORK: PWP#3 Peer Editing Next Class.

Thursday and Friday: 2/13&2/14
     - PWP#3 Peer Editing
HOMEWORK: PWP#3 due on Google Classroom by 2/17 - Midnight - ALL STUDENTS

Week Four:
Tuesday and Wednesday: 2/18&2/19
     - LCPS Timed Write
HOMEWORK: BQ Outline Due Thursday 2/20(A) and Friday 2/21(B)

Thursday and Friday: 2/20&2/21
     - BQ Research Time
     - PWP#3 Submitted to Turnitin.com

Week Five:
Monday and Tuesday: 2/24&2/25
     - PowerPoint
     - 9th Grade Teacher Mini-Lessons on BQ
     - Odyssey Book 14-17
     - Group Socratic Odyssey Questions - Summative
HOMEWORK: If group did not finish, Socratic Questions must be submitted to GC by next class.

Wednesday and Thursday: 2/26&2/27
     - PowerPoint
     - 9th Grade Teacher Mini-Lessons on BQ
     - Honors BQ Rubric Overview
     - Workshop Time
          - BQ Practice Presentations - 3/10(A) and 3/11(B)
          - PWP#3 Edits due by March 13th - All students

Friday and Monday: 2/28&3/2
     - PowerPoint
     - MLA in BQ Instructions
     - Workshop Time
          - BQ Practice Presentations - 3/10(A) and 3/11(B)
          - PWP#3 Edits due by March 13th - All students

Week Six:
Tuesday: NO SCHOOL

Wednesday and Thursday: 3/4&3/5
     - Vocab #4 Quiz
     - Odyssey Book 18-22

Friday and Monday: 3/6&3/9
     - Final Workshop Day for BQ.
     - Finish Odyssey (Book 23) - Reflection Questions assigned in GC.
HOMEWORK: Peer Presentations next class.

Week Seven:
Tuesday and Wednesday: 3/10&3/11
     - BQ Practice Presentations
HOMEWORK: BQ Presentations due on Google Classroom



Wednesday, November 6, 2019

Quarter 2: Justice

Quarter 2: Justice
The electronic copy of Of Mice and Men can be accessed under 'Scanned Class Documents'

Week One:
Wednesday and Thursday: 11/6&11/7
     - Socratic Seminar
     - Socratic Seminar Prep due

Friday and Monday: 11/8&11/11
     - PowerPoint (Poetry Out Loud Intro)
     - PWP#2 Assigned TODAY
        - Peer Editing: 12/3(A) & 12/4(B)
        - PWP#2 Due on GC: 12/5(A) & 12/6(B)
        - Comments Returned by Whittington by 12/12.
        - Final Day to Submit PWP#2 Revisions - 1/10 - ALL STUDENTS

- Poetry Out Loud Timeline
        - Choose a poem to memorize by 11/14(A) & 11/12 (B)
        - Rehearse your memorized poem in class in small groups on 11/20(A) & 11/21(B)
        - Preform poem in class (Required Summative) on 11/26(A) & 11/25(B)

Week Two:
Tuesday and Wednesday: 11/12&11/13
     - PowerPoint (Intro Of Mice and Men)
     - Read OMAM Chapter 1
     - Vocab List #3 Assigned - Quiz 12/11(A) and 12/12(B)
HOMEWORK: Finish Reading OMAM Chapter 1
                                 Have POL Poem Chosen by Next Class

Thursday and Friday: 11/14&11/15
     - PowerPoint (OMAM Group Research)
     - POL Presentation Choice Google Form
     - OMAM Chapter 1 Questions Assigned in GC - Due Next Class

Week Three:
Monday and Tuesday: 11/18&11/19
     - PowerPoint
     - OMAM Chapter 2 Guided Reading Questions Assigned in GC - Due by Friday 12am.
     - Workshop Time
        - PWP#2 Peer Editing - 12/3(A) and 12/4(B)
HOMEWORK: POL Practice Presentations Next Class

Wednesday and Thursday: 11/20&11/21
     - POL Small Group Presentations

Friday: 11/22
A Day Only:
     - OMAM Movie (Chapter 1&2)
     - Workshop Time

Week Four:
Monday and Tuesday: 11/25&11/26
     - POL Presentations!
HOMEWORK: PWP#2 Peer Editing on 12/3(A)&12/4(B) - Completed, printed copy REQUIRED.

Thanksgiving Break!

Week Five:
Monday: 12/2
B Day Only:
     - OMAM Movie Chapter 1&2
     - Workshop Time

Tuesday and Wednesday: 12/3&12/4
     - Begin OMAM Chapter 3 - OMAM Chapter 3 Questions Assigned in GC - Due by Friday 12am.
     - PWP#2 Peer Editing
     - Vocab List #3 Reminder - Quiz 12/11(A) and 12/12(B)
HOMEWORK:  OMAM Chap 3 Reading - pg 44-61

Thursday and Friday: 12/5&12/6
     - PowerPoint
     - Finish reading OMAM Chapter 3
     - PBA Timed Write Introduction
     - Submit PWP#2 to TurnItIn on LCPSGo
     - Workshop Time
HOMEWORK: PWP#2 Due on Google Classroom - Friday by Midnight - ALL STUDENTS
                                 OMAM Chapter 3 Questions due - Friday by Midnight

Week Six:
Monday and Tuesday: 12/9&12/10
     - PBA Timed Write
HOMEWORK: Vocab List #3 Quiz Next Class

Wednesday and Thursday: 12/11&12/12
     - PowerPoint
     - Vocab List #3 Quiz
     - Of Mice and Men Chapter 4 Reading
     - Workshop Time - PWP#2 Revisions Returned from Mrs. Whittington
HOMEWORK: Finish Reading OMAM Chapter 4 (pg. 70-83).
                             PWP#2 Revisions Due by 1/10 ALL STUDENTS

Friday and Monday: 12/13&12/16
SNOW DAYS!

Week Seven:
Tuesday and Wednesday: 12/17&12/18
     - PowerPoint
     - OMAM Movie (Chapter 3&4)
     - Read Of Mice and Men Chapter 5
     - Workshop Time
HOMEWORK: Chapter 5 Reading Questions on GC - Formative

Thursday and Friday: 12/19&12/20
     - Read Of Mice and Men Chapter 6
     - Socratic Seminar Prep
     - Workshop Time

Winter Break!

Week Eight:
Monday and Thursday: 1/6&1/9
     - Workshop Day
     - OMAM Socratic Seminar Prep
HOMEWORK: Complete Socratic Prep - OMAM Socratic NEXT CLASS
                                  PWP#2 Revisions due by Monday 1/13 (ALL STUDENTS)

Friday and Monday: 10/10&10/13
     - Of Mice and Men Socratic Seminar
HOMEWORK: PWP#2 Revisions due by Monday 1/13 (ALL STUDENTS)

Week Nine:
Tuesday and Wednesday: 1/14&1/15
     - PowerPoint (Greek Hero Notes, Storyboard Instructions)
     - The Odyssey Introduction
     - Book 1-3 Storyboard
HOMEWORK: Finish Storyboard if not completed in class.
                              *Remember, you can access the Odyssey online HERE

Thursday and Friday: 1/16&1/17
     - PowerPoint (Hero's Journey)
     - Apply Hero's Journey to Hercules
LAST DAY OF QUARTER



Monday, August 26, 2019

Quarter One: Schedule and Resources

Quarter 1: Short Stories
All stories can be accessed in 'Scanned Class Documents' above.

Introduction:
Thursday and Friday: 8/22&23
     - PowerPoint (Class Intro, Stations, Fish Cheeks Story)
     - Welcome Blog Post - Required Materials - Where I'm From Poem Example

Week One:
Monday and Tuesday: 8/26&27
     - PowerPoint (Syllabus and Blog)
     - Syllabus - Due Next Class
     - Blog Scavenger Hunt - Due Next Class

Wednesday and Thursday: 8/28&29
     - PowerPoint (Plot Diagram, Character Terms, Intro PWP 1-3)
     - Fish Cheeks Activities (Honors Only)

Week Two:
Tuesday and Wednesday: 9/3&9/4
     - PowerPoint (Valediction Story, Dialogue, Intro PWP 4-6)
     - Valediction Short Story
HOMEWORK: Please bring your headphones and a charged Chromebook next class!
                                Complete Fish Cheeks Assignment - due next class.

Thursday and Friday: 9/5&9/6
     - iReady Diagnostic Testing (on LCPSGO)
HOMEWORK: If not finished in class, finish iReady by Sunday at midnight.

Week Three:
Monday: 9/9   (A only. B days will complete this day on Monday 9/16.)
     - PowerPoint (Peer Edit Practice, Simile and Metaphor, House on Mango Street Story)
     - Name Writing Prompt on Google Classroom
HOMEWORK: Complete the Name Writing Prompt

Tuesday and Wednesday: 9/10&9/11
     - PowerPoint (The Veldt Story, Listen to the Veldt Here)
     - Veldt Imagery Assignment on GC
     - PWP#1 Assigned

PWP#1 DATES:
     - Peer Editing - 9/19(A) and 9/20(B)  - Mostly complete, printed draft required.
     - Polished Draft Due - 9/23(A) and 9/24(B) - Turn in on Google Classroom
     - Last Day to Submit Revisions - 10/18 - ALL STUDENTS

Thursday and Friday: 9/12&9/13
     - Veldt Video
     - Veldt Assignment on Google Classroom
     - Vocab List #1 introduced - Quiz Dates: 9/25(A) and 9/26(B)
HOMEWORK: Complete Veldt Assignment on Google Classroom

Week Four:
Monday: 9/16   (B only. A day students completed this day on 9/9.)
     - PowerPoint (Peer Edit Practice, Simile and Metaphor, House on Mango Street Story)
     - Name Writing Prompt on Google Classroom
HOMEWORK: Complete the Name Writing Prompt

Tuesday and Wednesday: 9/17&9/18
     - Workshop Day for PWP#1
HOMEWORK: Print PWP#1 for Peer Editing Next Class

Thursday and Friday: 9/19&9/20
     - PowerPoint (Peer Editing Rules&Checklists)
     - Peer Editing Checklists for All Genres
HOMEWORK: Make Edits to PWP#1 - Turn in on GC by 9/23(A) & 9/24(B) by Midnight.

Week Five:
Monday and Tuesday: 9/23&9/34
     - PowerPoint (Vocab Practice, Penpals)
     - Vocab Study
     - PenPal First Draft
HOMEWORK: Submit PWP#1 - Turn in on GC by 9/23(A) & 9/24(B) by Midnight.
                                 Vocab #1 Quiz Next Class

Wednesday and Thursday: 9/25&9/26
     - Vocab #1 Quiz
     - PenPal Final Drafts

Friday and Monday: 9/27&9/30
     - PowerPoint (Long Way Down Intro, PG 0-35)
     - PWP #1 Edits due by 10/18

Week Six:
Tuesday and Wednesday: 10/1&10/2
     - PowerPoint (LWD 35-70)
     - Vocab List #2 introduced - Quiz Dates 10/22(A) and 10/23(B)

Thursday and Friday: 10/3&10/4
     - PowerPoint (LWD Level 7, Found Poetry, GC Response)
HOMEWORK: Finish Found Poetry and GC Response

Week Seven:
Monday and Tuesday: 10/7&10/8
     - PowerPoint (LWD Level 6)
     - Workshop Time
HOMEWORK: No PWP#1 Revisions will be accepted after 10/18.

Wednesday and Thursday: 10/9&10/10
     - PowerPoint (LWD Level 5, Vocab #2 Practice)
     - Library Book Check Out
     - Vocab #2 Practice

Week Eight:
Friday and Tuesday: 10/11&10/15
     - PowerPoint (SOL Writing Practice, LWD Level 4)
     - Workshop Time
     -  Friday Homecoming Pep Rally!

Wednesday and Thursday: 10/16&10/17
     - PSAT Day (Wednesday)
     - Hey Kiddo Ted Talk
     - Vocab List #2 - GC Assignment - Quiz Dates: 10/22(A) and 10/23(B)
     - Workshop Time
FRIDAY 10/18 - LAST DAY TO TURN IN PWP#1 REVISIONS.

Week Nine:
Friday and Monday: 10/18&10/21
     - PowerPoint (LWD Level 3, GC Assignment)
     - Extra Time? Workshop
HOMEWORK: Finish GC Level 3 Assignment - Friday 10/18 Last day to turn in PWP#1 Revisions.
                                 Vocab #2 Quiz NEXT CLASS

Tuesday and Wednesday: 10/22&10/23
     - PowerPoint (LWD Level 2&1)
     - Vocab #2 Quiz

Thursday and Friday: 10/24&10/25
     - Tell Tale Heart by Edgar Allen Poe - GC Assignment
     - Listen to the story HERE
HOMEWORK: Complete GC Acrostic Poem and share it to - Shelby.Whittington@lcps.org

Week Ten:
Tuesday and Wednesday: 10/29&10/30
     - PowerPoint (Poe Background, Annabel Lee, Socratic Seminar Intro&Prep)
     - Socratic Seminar Prep Assigned on GC
     - Socratic Seminar Requirements

Thursday and Friday: 10/31&11/1
     - PowerPoint (Continue Socratic Seminar Prep)
     - LAST DAY OF Q1
HOMEWORK: Short Stories Socratic Seminar NEXT CLASS - 11/6(A) and 11/7(B)